Manila - April 2013 Criminologist Board Exam Room Assignments
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9 - 1 Outside to Inside Clean to Dirty High to Low Remember the Cleaning Basics 1 2 3 Exam/ Patient Room with Precautions: Routine and Discharge PURPOSE: To provide a clean exam room or patient room for patients and staff The gray shaded boxes with instructions are the additional cleaning steps to do when a patient is discharged MATERIALS: • Disposable gloves • If needed: -Disposable gown -Disposable mask with eye protection -Heavy duty or utility gloves • Prepared Cleaner/Disinfectant solution in clean bucket and mop bucket • Container for dirty cloths (if using reusable cleaning cloths) • Cleaning cloths • Dusting wand • Dry mop • Brush and dustpan • Mop and wringer • Glass cleaner • Wet floor sign
Transcript of X High Exam/ Patient Room to Low Clean with Precautions Room... · exam room or patient room. •...
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Outside to Inside
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Remember the Cleaning Basics
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Exam/ Patient Room with Precautions: Routine and Discharge
PURPOSE: To provide a clean exam room or patient room for patients and staff
The gray shaded boxes with instructions are the additional cleaning steps to do when a patient is discharged
MATERIALS:• Disposable gloves• If needed:
-Disposable gown -Disposable mask with eye protection -Heavy duty or utility gloves
• Prepared Cleaner/Disinfectant solution in clean bucket and mop bucket • Container for dirty cloths (if using reusable cleaning cloths)• Cleaning cloths• Dusting wand• Dry mop• Brush and dustpan• Mop and wringer• Glass cleaner• Wet floor sign
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CLEANING STEPS
1 Do a Risk Assessment •Determineriskofexposuretogermsandthe
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for the task.
•WearthecorrectPPEtosafelydothejob.
2 •Setupthewetfloorsignoutsidetheroom.
3 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) •Beforeyouentertheroom…
•Beforeyouleavetheroom…
- Do hand hygiene then put on appropriate PPE as listed on the Precautions sign on the door.
-All PPE should be removed and placed in garbageinsidetheroomjustbeforeyouleavethe room -Do hand hygiene before you leave the room.
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Tasks after a patient is discharged from a room with Additional Precautions•Checkforitemsthatmayhavebeenleftbehindbythepatientandbagthembefore giving to the nurse (clothes, pictures)
•Throwawaydisposableproducts(clinicalsupplies,soaps,lotions)
•Removeallcurtains(windowandaroundbed)andputupcleancurtainsafterroom has been cleaned
•Stripthebedorexamtable–putlinenintothelinenbag;carefullyrollthesheets to prevent dust and germs from getting into the air and on your clothes
•Followingyourfacility’sprotocol,makeupthebed/examtableafterroomhasbeen cleaned
•Ifyouareunsureofcleaninganitemsuchasmedicaldevice–askanurse.
5 Cleaning Room: All Precautions Forallroomswithprecautionsfollowthestepsinthe Exam/Patient Room: Routine and Discharge procedurePLUScleanwalls—startatdoorandwork around the room.
Cleaning Room: C-Difficile Precautions •CleaningroomswithpatientshavingC-Diffile infectionsMUSTbedonewithasporicidal- typically a chloride based disinfectant.
•HydrogenperoxidesolutionsmayNOTbe effective.
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6 Garbage and Garbage Cans •Emptyallgarbagecansbytyingthebagsbefore
removing them from the room.
•Garbagecansaretobecleaneddaily.
•Unlessotherwisetoldbynurse,handleanddispose of garbage taken out of the room as you would in your routine housekeeping work.
7 Bedding/Linens and Linen Hampers •Dirtylinensareplacedinlinenbaginsideof
exam room or patient room.
•Removethelinenbagbytyingupthebagbefore removing it from the room.
•Tieuplinenbagwhenfullorsmellsbadoratleast once each day.
•LinenbagsareNOTdoublebaggedunless items being put in them are dripping wet.
•LinenhampersneedstobewipedusingCleaner/ Disinfectant daily.
8 FinishingUp •Restocktheroomwithsuppliesasnecessary
such as toilet paper, paper towels and hand sanitizer.
•Changethemopheads.
•Emptytheusedcleaningsolution.
•Cleanthesolutionbucketandmopbucket before cleaning the next area or room.
•Changeglovesandputingarbage.
•Dohandhygiene.
•Becareful!SharpsmaybeinthegarbagesoDONOTpushdownonthetopsofbagsorshakethem.
•Whentyingoffthegarbagebag,directtheaircoming out of the bag away from your face. This will help prevent splashes/sprays/odours from getting on your face and clothes.
